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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-86

…party outside the company if the transferee is first approved by the company under the conditions set out in premier alinéa de l'article 19 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. The proposed trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article L1821-1

…For the application of article L. 1112-16, the words: "and, in other local authorities, one twentieth of the electors," are deleted..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-22

For the application of 4° of Article L. 551-16, the financial resources are those referred to in the second paragraph of Article D. 553-3.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-28

The procedures for examining the application and the response from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine comply with Article R. 2141-16.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…ce. In this case, the naturalisation decree may only be granted after an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat on a reasoned report from the competent minister; 7° A foreign national who has obtained refuge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-4

…elected by the staff of the National Consumer Institute, under the conditions laid down by the loi n° 83-675 du 26 juillet 1983 relative à la démocratisation du secteur public ; 4° Le président de la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-5

…4-5 and, for the balance, by the allocation of a global compensation grant entered in the State budget. The Finance Act specifies the amount of this grant each year. From the first year, it changes in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-5

…4-5 and, for the balance, by the allocation of a global compensation grant entered in the State budget. The Finance Act specifies the amount of this allocation each year. From the first year, it chang…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-37

…exercised without prejudice to the control exercised by the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article R2251-2

…1 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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